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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be in the ~ business |
to make a living by working in a certain industry |
He was in the plumbing business, so he knew a lot about pipes
and valves. |
| 2 |
to motivate ~ |
to make someone feel like they want to do a good job |
Bad bosses order people around, but good bosses motivate people
to work harder by setting a good example. |
| 3 |
to inspire ~ |
to cause a positive emotional change in another person |
He was a great leader; he inspired his employees with his words
and actions. |
| 4 |
to employ ~ |
of a person or organization, to make someone work for you |
They decided to employ him after seeing his work history and
conducting an interview. |
| 5 |
a line manager |
a person who is in charge of overseeing and managing a
particular product line |
He was the line manager for the new iPhone, so naturally his
job was very stressful. |
| 6 |
to innovate ~ |
to make positive changes to a product or system |
The company releases a new model every six months and is always
innovating. |
| 7 |
a competitor ~ |
a person or organization who is trying to be better than
you |
In the early days of computers, IBM had no competitors,
really. |
| 8 |
to report to ~ |
to give a summary of daily or weekly activities to another
person as a habit |
I have to report to my manager, and he reports to the CEO
directly. |
| 9 |
corporate culture |
the beliefs and traditions of a specific corporation |
The corporate culture at Google places great emphasis on
comfort, freedom, and creativity. |
| 10 |
profit |
the amount of money a company makes |
The income of the company was $5,000 a week, and 30% of that
was profit. |
| 11 |
an occupation |
a job or career |
Depending on your occupation, you may be at risk of certain
health problems. |
| 12 |
a market leader |
a company that is ahead of every other company in a particular
field |
Toyota is the market leader in the automotive industry. |
| 13 |
a HQ |
the place or location a business has its main offices |
There are many branches of "Yamada Denki" all over Japan, but
the HQ is in Tokyo. |
| 14 |
an Industry |
The field someone works in e.g. education, retail,
manufacturing |
What industry do you work in? |
| 15 |
market share |
the number of customers or profits held by your company as
compared with other companies in the same field |
Apple used to have most of the market share in the smartphone
field, but recently that has been changing. |
| 16 |
a subordinate |
a person who is below you in a company |
He was my subordinate, so most of the difficult work went to
him. |
| 17 |
a subsidiary |
a company controlled by a holding company |
It was a subsidiary of a large Tokyo-based company, so it had
no freedom to function independently. |
| 18 |
a branch |
one store or location that is part of a big company |
It seems like there is a branch of "Lawson's" on every
block. |
| 19 |
a founder |
a person who started a company |
Bill Gates was the founder of Microsoft. |
| 20 |
a profession |
a job, usually high-level |
Law is a complex profession that is hard to enter. |
| 21 |
a workplace |
a place that people perform jobs with a common theme |
My workplace is in Umeda, just a few kilometers from my
home. |